State Retirement Pensions

Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receive the UK state pension in a form which  (a) is and  (b) is not frozen, broken down by country of residence.

Mike O'Brien: The information is in the following tables.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in countries and territories where the state pension is up-rated (EEA and Switzerland and countries and territories covered by a reciprocal agreement which allows for up-ratings) 
			  Country  Number of recipients 
			 Austria 4,930 
			 Barbados 5,120 
			 Belgium 4,560 
			 Bermuda 610 
			 Bulgaria 220 
			 Cyprus 14,490 
			 Denmark 1,950 
			 Finland 700 
			 Former Yug Republic of Macedonia 50 
			 France 42,790 
			 Germany 33,690 
			 Gibraltar 1,130 
			 Greece 3,960 
			 Guernsey 6,210 
			 Hungary 770 
			 Iceland 50 
			 Ireland 108,290 
			 Isle of Man 210 
			 Israel 4,070 
			 Italy 35,370 
			 Jamaica 21,460 
			 Jersey 8,720 
			 Liechtenstein 30 
			 Luxembourg 280 
			 Malta 4,130 
			 Mauritius 550 
			 Netherlands 8,360 
			 Norway 1,860 
			 Philippines 1,190 
			 Poland 1,380 
			 Portugal 7,150 
			 Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 
			 Republic of Croatia 340 
			 Republic of Estonia 40 
			 Republic of Latvia 110 
			 Republic of Lithuania 50 
			 Republic of Slovenia 150 
			 Romania 40 
			 Serbia and Montenegro 420 
			 Spain 86,670 
			 Sweden 2,470 
			 Switzerland 6,770 
			 The Czech Republic 230 
			 The Slovak Republic 20 
			 Turkey 1,070 
			 USA 132,080 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in frozen rate countries and territories 
			  Country  Number of recipients 
			 Albania 10 
			 Alderney 550 
			 Algeria 10 
			 Andorra 200 
			 Anguilla 150 
			 Antigua 450 
			 Antilles (Netherlands) 40 
			 Arab Emirates 390 
			 Argentina 250 
			 Australia 246,110 
			 Bahamas 250 
			 Bahrain 80 
			 Bangladesh 2,570 
			 Belize 70 
			 Bolivia 30 
			 Botswana 140 
			 Brazil 550 
			 Brunei 20 
			 Cameroon 10 
			 Canada 156,230 
			 Cape Verde Islands 10 
			 Cayman Islands 130 
			 Chile 210 
			 China People's Republic 150 
			 Colombia 110 
			 Cook Islands 10 
			 Costa Rica 50 
			 Cuba 10 
			 Djibouti 90 
			 Dominica Commonwealth 1,100 
			 Dominican Republic 40 
			 Ecuador 50 
			 Egypt 210 
			 El Salvador 10 
			 Ethiopia 20 
			 Falkland Islands + Deps 50 
			 Faroe Islands 10 
			 Fiji 90 
			 French Overseas Departments 20 
			 Gambia 80 
			 Ghana 850 
			 Grenada 1,520 
			 Guatemala 10 
			 Guyana 430 
			 Honduras 10 
			 Hong Kong 1,330 
			 India 4,680 
			 Indonesia 120 
			 Iran 20 
			 Japan 780 
			 Jordan 70 
			 Kampuchea 10 
			 Kenya 650 
			 Kuwait 50 
			 Laos 10 
			 Lebanon 60 
			 Lesotho 10 
			 Macau 10 
			 Malawi 80 
			 Malaysia 590 
			 Mexico 340 
			 Monaco 330 
			 Montserrat 130 
			 Morocco 100 
			 Mozambique 10 
			 Namibia 60 
			 Nepal 30 
			 New Zealand 46,430 
			 Nicaragua 10 
			 Nigeria 3,040 
			 Norfolk Island 10 
			 Oman 80 
			 Pakistan 4,960 
			 Panama 40 
			 Papua New Guinea 10 
			 Paraguay 20 
			 Peru 100 
			 Qatar 50 
			 Republic of Azerbaijan 10 
			 Republic of Belarus 20 
			 Republic of Yemen 2,920 
			 Saudi Arabia 150 
			 Senegal 10 
			 Seychelles 120 
			 Sierra Leone 80 
			 Singapore 370 
			 Solomon Islands 10 
			 Somalia 50 
			 South Africa 37,740 
			 South Korea 20 
			 Sri Lanka 730 
			 St. Helena and Deps 80 
			 St. Kitts and Nevis 500 
			 St. Lucia 1,380 
			 St. Vincent and Grenadines 840 
			 Swaziland 100 
			 Syria 30 
			 Taiwan 20 
			 Tanzania 60 
			 Thailand 1,560 
			 The Russian Federation 90 
			 Togo 10 
			 Tonga 10 
			 Tours 40 
			 Trinidad and Tobago 1,430 
			 Tunisia 30 
			 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 
			 Uganda 70 
			 Ukraine 180 
			 Uruguay 50 
			 Vanuatu 20 
			 Venezuela 80 
			 Vietnam 20 
			 Virgin Islands (British) 50 
			 Zambia 190 
			 Zimbabwe 2,270 
			  Notes:  1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.  2. Figures as at November 2007. They do not necessarily denote a recipient's permanent place of residence.  3. The agreement with USA covers also American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.  4. UK figures not included.  Source:  DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.